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Using leverage – borrowed money – to bet on equities looks like a bad idea right now. But there is one asset that might be worth a carefully considered punt.
The post The one asset I feel tempted to bet on right now was first published on MoneyWeek.

Rothschild and Sons at London's Park Theatre tells the story of how the family rose from the Frankfurt ghetto to become one of the world’s most powerful banking dynasties.
The post Rothschild and Sons – the moving story of a banking dynasty was first published on MoneyWeek.

If you want to beat the crowd, you can’t be part of the crowd. But that’s easier said than done, says John Stepek. Here’s what you need to do.
The post Beating the market: simple in theory, tough in practice was first published on MoneyWeek.

Some people believe the UK should remain in the EU customs union. But the Policy Exchange's Warwick Lightfoot says we should use Brexit to ditch trade barriers completely.
The post Brexit: “ditch the customs union and embrace free trade” was first published on MoneyWeek.

ECB boss Mario Draghi steps down next year. Who takes over, and how the transition is handled, will be crucial to the future of the eurozone, says John Stepek.
The post Forget the Italian election – here’s the eurozone power shift you really need to fear was first published on MoneyWeek.

Closet tracker funds are dying as investors plump for passive funds or well-managed active funds. Here, we pick some of the best active funds to buy for today’s markets.
The post What makes a good active fund and where you can find them was first published on MoneyWeek.

Cape Town, South Africa’s second-biggest city, might soon have to turn off the taps. What went wrong? And is this a sign of things to come for other cities?
The post The city that ran out of water was first published on MoneyWeek.

As unicorn companies are floated on the stock market, we'll see which are the real businesses – and which are the dead horses, says Matthew Lynn.
The post Why you should be wary of unicorns was first published on MoneyWeek.

Prices are rising in the US, and so far markets have taken it all in their stride, says John Stepek. The assumption is that the Fed won't be making any sudden moves.
The post The charts that matter: it’s all about inflation now was first published on MoneyWeek.

If you think you can’t be conned, think again. Even experienced, sophisticated investors fall for investment scams. Here, John Stepek relates one reader’s tale as a warning to others.
The post A warning to us all – anyone can fall for investment scams was first published on MoneyWeek.

The debt figure published in a company's annual report does not tell the full story. Phil Oakley shows you how to dig deeper – and avoid investment disaster.
The post How investors can spot the next Carillion was first published on MoneyWeek.

Millennials are poorer than their parents were at their age, have worse prospects and will struggle to ever own a house. Is that true? No it isn’t, says Max King.
The post Our gilded youth: millenials have never had it so good was first published on MoneyWeek.

Britain’s boom in self-employment threatens to leave millions of people short of money in retirement, says David Prosser. Too many are making little or no provision for later in life.
The post The self-employed must save more for their retirement was first published on MoneyWeek.

Blockchain companies are "tokenising" gold, marrying it to freely tradable cryptocurrencies. So should you buy virtual gold, or stick with the real thing?
The post Gold goes virtual on the blockchain was first published on MoneyWeek.

Investors in Twitter and Snap have got used to bad news, so the tech laggards’ latest results were encouraging. Alice Gråhns reports.
The post Twitter and Snap: Tech fledglings take a leap was first published on MoneyWeek.

IT software group Aveva is hoping to become a global powerhouse, while energy supplier SSE is seeing customers leaving in their droves.
The post If you’d invested in: Aveva and SSE was first published on MoneyWeek.

Professional investor Guy Anderson of the Mercantile Investment Trust selects three small and medium-sized firms with promising prospects that the market has missed.
The post Small and mid-cap stocks with big potential was first published on MoneyWeek.

Finding his grandfather's old raincoat hanging on a nail inspired Swede Alexander Stutterheim to start his own business.
The post Money makers: Chase your demons in a raincoat was first published on MoneyWeek.

Markus Jooste built a small South African furniture firm into a global retail empire. Then everything fell apart amid claims of a €6bn black hole in the accounts. Jane Lewis reports.
The post Markus Jooste: the boytjie and the missing billions was first published on MoneyWeek.

Stock markets in the US have enjoyed a long bull run. But as Matthew Partridge explains, it's time to take the other side of the bet.
The post Time to short American stocks was first published on MoneyWeek.

Eight of the best properties for sale for around £1m – from a Strawberry Hill gothic-revival house in Folkestone, Kent, to an end-of-terrace cottage with courtyard garden in Barnes, London.
The post Properties for sale for around £1m was first published on MoneyWeek.

Thematic funds are the hot new thing in the world of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). David Stevenson tips three to snap up now.
The post An easy way on to three bandwagons was first published on MoneyWeek.

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